CHAPTER XXIII 

 SUMMER BULBS AND PLANTS 



I AM going to tell you of bulbs and plants you 

 can buy and plant in the late spring, for I have a 

 feeling that some of my friends may have started 

 their gardens late and are a wee bit discouraged. 



Each one of these flowers we are going to talk 

 about grows into larger plants each year; they do 

 not die in the fall but go to sleep and come up next 

 spring stronger than ever. 



These bulbs and plants cost from 5 cents to 15 

 cents each, so you have to choose according to your 

 bank account. But remember they are not for one 

 year alone, and a few of these will take up quite a 

 lot of room. 



Many flowers have a bulb from which the plant 

 grows, and we plant these instead of seed. Some 

 of them (called the "Dutch Bulbs" because they are 

 nearly all grown in Holland) must be planted in 

 the fall as they make their roots while the weather 

 is cold. These bulbs are crocus, snow drop, tulip, 

 hyacinths, etc. 



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